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Solar panel removal, reinstall & repair in Georgia
Solar panel removal for a new roof, repair on systems whose installer closed, leaks at the mounts, and hail or storm damage, anywhere in Georgia. Pick your county or town below, or call or text with the address and a photo of the array.
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How we cover Georgia
The honest version
Art of Solar is a Florida solar company, registered in Plantation, and Georgia is new ground for us. We will not pretend there is a crew around the corner. What you get is a straight answer: call or text the address, the panel count and what is going on, and we will tell you what the job needs, roughly what it should cost, and whether we can take it on or who should. Planned work, like a full detach and reset ahead of a re-roof, is the kind worth booking ahead, and nothing goes ahead without the Georgia license the work requires.
The rules in Georgia
Who can touch the panels, and the paperwork
Georgia has no separate solar license. The wiring side of a home array is electrical contracting, so removing, repairing and reinstalling one belongs with an electrical contractor licensed by the Division of Electrical Contractors of the State Construction Industry Licensing Board, under the Secretary of State. A Class I license covers single-phase services up to 200 amps, which takes in most houses, and Class II has no limit. A roofer can replace the roof, but a roofing crew should handle the array only alongside a licensed electrical contractor. Cities and counties issue the permits, and most departments want an electrical permit and an inspection before a reinstalled array goes back into service. Georgia Power requires a signed interconnection agreement before any system runs, and its permission to operate covers only the original equipment, size and connection point, so new panels, a new inverter or added capacity mean a new application. Under the tariff in force since January 2023, homes up to 10 kW AC can sign up for instantaneous netting, which credits exported power at a solar avoided-cost rate plus a fixed adder, below the retail price. The older monthly netting pilot is closed and cannot move to a new address. EMCs and city utilities write their own rules, and the Public Service Commission can change Georgia Power's.
Weather and roofs
What hits arrays in Georgia
Wind and falling trees do most of the damage. Helene in September 2024 pushed gusts near 100 mph across south Georgia and damaged tens of thousands of homes from Valdosta to Augusta, much of it with falling trees. Michael in 2018 damaged 99 percent of the homes in Seminole County, and Idalia brought down trees around Valdosta in 2023. Spring hail and tornadoes hit the Piedmont, ice storms reach north Georgia and the Augusta area, and the mountains add snow and ridge-top wind. On the coast, salt air corrodes racking and wiring, and pines everywhere drop needles that pack under panels and hold water on the shingles.
Installer gone?
Systems left behind in Georgia
Pink Energy, the former PowerHome Solar of Mooresville, North Carolina, filed for bankruptcy on October 7, 2022, and court filings in Georgia show homeowners here were among those left with its systems and the loans that paid for them. Installers come and go, so the contract, the loan or lease statement and the inverter's monitoring app are the quickest way to find out who installed a system and who, if anyone, still stands behind the workmanship. Panel and inverter warranties generally stay with the equipment, and any electrical contractor licensed in Georgia can legally work on an orphaned system.
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Georgia, region by region
- Metro Atlanta
- North Georgia Mountains
- Northwest Georgia
- Northeast Georgia
- East Georgia
- Middle Georgia
- West Georgia
- Southwest Georgia
- South Georgia
- Southeast Georgia
- Coastal Georgia
Metro Atlanta
The 17 metro counties reach from Cherokee and Forsyth in the north to Coweta and Spalding in the south. Georgia Power serves the core, while GreyStone Power, Cobb EMC, Sawnee EMC, Jackson EMC, Walton EMC, Snapping Shoals EMC, Central Georgia EMC and Coweta-Fayette EMC split the suburban ring, and Marietta, Lawrenceville, Covington, Newnan and Griffin run their own city systems. Roofs range from 1920s bungalows inside the Perimeter to brick ranches and steep, many-gabled subdivision houses governed by homeowners associations. Spring hail, tornadoes such as the one that tore through Newnan in March 2021, and a heavy canopy of oaks and pines over most roofs shape the solar repairs here.
Towns
- Alpharetta
- Atlanta
- Brookhaven
- Canton
- Cumming
- Decatur
- Duluth
- Dunwoody
- Johns Creek
- Kennesaw
- Lawrenceville
- Marietta
- McDonough
- Milton
- Newnan
- Peachtree City
- Roswell
- Sandy Springs
- Smyrna
- Woodstock
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North Georgia Mountains
The mountain counties stretch from Fannin and Gilmer east to Rabun and Stephens, with Hall County and Lake Lanier at the southern edge. Blue Ridge Mountain EMC, Amicalola EMC, Habersham EMC, Tri-State EMC, Jackson EMC and Sawnee EMC carry most rural lines, and Georgia Power serves Gainesville and parts of the other counties. Many homes are cabins and second homes with metal roofs, steep pitches and long climbing driveways, often under hardwoods that shade an array a little more each year. Snow and ice load the roofs in some winters, and a weather station in Towns County measured Helene's gusts above 80 mph in 2024. Lake houses on Lanier, Burton and Chatuge round out the roof stock.
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Northwest Georgia
Northwest Georgia runs from Carroll and Haralson on the Alabama line through Rome and Cartersville up to the Tennessee line above Dalton and Ringgold. Georgia Power serves much of it, North Georgia EMC and Carroll EMC hold large rural stretches, Dalton Utilities, Calhoun, Cartersville and LaFayette run city systems, and Chattanooga's EPB reaches across the state line into Catoosa, Dade and Walker counties. Housing mixes carpet and textile mill villages, brick ranches, farmhouses with metal roofs and homes on the slopes of Lookout Mountain. Spring tornadoes are the big threat, as Ringgold learned in April 2011, and the ridges catch more ice and wind than the valleys.
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Northeast Georgia
Northeast Georgia centers on Athens and spreads east to the Savannah River lakes, from Hart and Elbert down through Wilkes and Lincoln, with Greene and Morgan along Lake Oconee. Georgia Power serves Athens and many towns, Rayle EMC, Jackson EMC, Walton EMC and Hart EMC cover the countryside, and Commerce, Elberton and Washington run city systems. Roofs range from older Athens houses and student rentals to antebellum homes in Madison, lake houses on Hartwell, Russell, Thurmond and Oconee, and farmhouses with metal roofs. Hail and ice storms are the regular hazards, and Helene's winds brought trees down across eastern Georgia in 2024.
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East Georgia
East Georgia runs from Augusta and Columbia County down the Savannah River side through Burke and Screven and west to Sandersville and Swainsboro. Georgia Power serves Augusta and many towns, Jefferson Energy Cooperative and Washington EMC cover the most rural ground, Planters EMC works the river counties, and Sylvania and Sandersville run city systems. Housing runs from older homes on Augusta's Hill and newer Columbia County subdivisions near Fort Gordon to farmhouses with metal roofs. Helene hit hard in 2024, destroying at least 362 homes and buildings in the Augusta area and knocking out power to all of Jefferson County. Ice storms are a known winter risk as well.
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Middle Georgia
Middle Georgia covers 19 counties around Macon, from Butts, Lamar and Upson in the north to Laurens, Dodge and Pulaski in the south. Georgia Power serves Macon and many towns, Flint Energies covers much of the Warner Robins and Perry area, and Central Georgia EMC, Tri-County EMC, Oconee EMC, Southern Rivers Energy, Ocmulgee EMC and Upson EMC take most of the rest, with city systems in Fort Valley, Forsyth, Barnesville, Jackson, Monticello and Thomaston. Roofs include Macon's historic in-town houses, brick ranches near Robins Air Force Base and lake homes on Sinclair, Oconee and Jackson. Tornadoes and hail are steady risks, and Helene's 2024 winds did heavy damage in Laurens County.
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West Georgia
West Georgia follows the Chattahoochee from Heard and Troup counties down past Columbus to Stewart County, with Fort Benning on the river. Georgia Power serves Columbus and most towns, Diverse Power and Flint Energies cover much of the countryside, Coweta-Fayette, Upson and Sumter EMCs reach the edges, and LaGrange, West Point and Hogansville run their own systems. Housing mixes Columbus historic districts, former mill villages around LaGrange and West Point, lake homes on West Point Lake, brick ranches near the post and farmhouses with metal roofs. Spring tornadoes and hail are the main hazards, and tall pines and oaks drop debris that packs under panels.
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Southwest Georgia
Southwest Georgia is farm country, 25 counties from Sumter and Crisp down to Seminole, Decatur, Grady and Thomas on the Florida line. Georgia Power serves many towns, Mitchell EMC reaches more of the region's counties than any other co-op, and Sumter EMC, Diverse Power, Three Notch, Grady, Colquitt and Irwin EMCs fill in, along with city systems in Albany, Thomasville, Moultrie, Camilla, Cairo, Sylvester and Blakely and the Crisp County Power Commission at Cordele. Homes are mostly brick ranches, farmhouses with metal roofs and, in Thomasville, Victorian houses. Hurricane Michael in 2018 damaged 99 percent of the homes in Seminole County and about 3,000 in Dougherty County around Albany.
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Counties
- Baker County
- Calhoun County
- Clay County
- Colquitt County
- Crisp County
- Decatur County
- Dooly County
- Dougherty County
- Early County
- Grady County
- Lee County
- Macon County
- Miller County
- Mitchell County
- Quitman County
- Randolph County
- Schley County
- Seminole County
- Sumter County
- Terrell County
- Thomas County
- Tift County
- Turner County
- Webster County
- Worth County
South Georgia
South Georgia spans 17 counties from Valdosta and Moody Air Force Base up through Douglas, Fitzgerald and Waycross to the edge of the Okefenokee. Georgia Power serves Valdosta and Waycross, Satilla REMC, Slash Pine EMC, Colquitt EMC, Irwin EMC and Okefenoke REMC carry most rural lines, and Douglas, Fitzgerald, Adel and Quitman run city systems. Houses are mostly brick ranches, farmhouses and manufactured homes under tall pines. Much of Helene's worst Georgia wind damage fell here in 2024: falling trees injured dozens of people in and around Valdosta, about 80 percent of the homes in Coffee County were damaged, and Alma recorded a gust near 100 mph.
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Southeast Georgia
Southeast Georgia covers nine counties from Statesboro west through Vidalia onion country to Baxley, Mount Vernon and Soperton. Georgia Power serves Statesboro and several towns, while Excelsior EMC, Canoochee EMC and Altamaha EMC carry most rural lines, with Satilla, Little Ocmulgee and Planters at the edges. Housing is farmhouses with metal roofs, brick ranches, manufactured homes and student rentals around Georgia Southern. Helene's 2024 winds hit this area hard: Lyons was heavily damaged, all of Candler County lost power, and a tornado in Wheeler County killed two people. Big pines standing close to houses make falling trees the main storm worry for arrays here.
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Coastal Georgia
Coastal Georgia runs from Savannah and Effingham County down to Brunswick, the Golden Isles and St. Marys, with Fort Stewart inland and Kings Bay near the Florida line. Georgia Power serves Savannah, Brunswick and most towns, Coastal Electric Cooperative covers Bryan, Liberty, Long and McIntosh, and Okefenoke REMC and Canoochee EMC carry much of the rural ground. Roofs range from historic Savannah townhouses and raised cottages on Tybee to new subdivisions in Pooler and Richmond Hill. Salt air corrodes racking and wiring, and design wind speeds rise toward the water. Matthew sent a 95 mph gust across Tybee in 2016, and Helene damaged more than a thousand homes and buildings in Georgia's six coastal counties in 2024.
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FAQ
Solar in Georgia: common questions
Do you work in Georgia?
Yes, by request. Art of Solar is a Florida solar company, so Georgia work is booked ahead and grouped by region. Call or text the address, the panel count and what is going on, and you get a straight answer about whether we can take it on or who should.
Can a roofer take the solar panels off for a new roof in Georgia?
A roofer can tear off and replace the roof, but disconnecting and reconnecting the array is electrical contracting under Georgia law, so that part belongs with a licensed electrical contractor or a crew working with one. On a typical job the solar comes off first, the roof goes on, and the array is remounted, rewired and inspected before it goes back into service.
Does a solar panel reinstall need a permit in Georgia?
Usually. Permits come from the city or county building department rather than the state, and most departments want an electrical permit and an inspection before a reinstalled array is turned back on; some want a building permit for the mounts too. Georgia Power's interconnection application also asks for the local inspection report where one applies.
Do I need to tell Georgia Power before the panels come off?
It is the safe move. Georgia Power's permission to operate covers the original equipment, system size and connection point, and any change after approval needs a new application through its PowerClerk system, so a reinstall with new panels, a new inverter or added capacity has to go through Georgia Power first. EMC and city utility members should check their own utility's rules.
My solar installer went out of business. Who can work on my system?
Any electrical contractor licensed in Georgia can legally service, repair or reinstall it. Manufacturer warranties on panels and inverters generally stay with the equipment, so serial numbers, the original permit, the interconnection paperwork and the monitoring history make warranty claims easier. Pink Energy, bankrupt since October 2022, left Georgia homeowners in exactly this position.
Does homeowners insurance cover hail or storm damage to solar panels in Georgia?
Panels fixed to the roof are usually treated as part of the house under a standard policy, subject to its deductibles, and some Georgia policies carry a separate wind or hail deductible. Leased systems are often insured by the leasing company instead. Photos, production history from the monitoring app and a written damage assessment all help a claim.
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